Bottle



{No Model.)

R. G. VAN ORMAN.

BOTTLE.

No. 579,197. Patented Mar. 23, 1897.

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BOTTLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent NO. 579,197, dated March 23, 1897.

Application filed May 20, 1 89 6.

To LZZ whom t may conccrm Be it known that I, RICHMOND G. VAN On- MAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Lorain, in the county of Lorain and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bottles; and Ido hereby dc clare the following to be a full, clear, and eX- act description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to non-rellable bottles.

My object is to provide a highly superior bottle of the class described and an improved and simple lock-stopper therefor, both of which can be produced at a small initial cost.

Having this object in view, the invention consists of certain novel features and combinations, as will appear more fully hereinafter.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a sectional side elevation of my improved bottle; Fig. 2, a like view showing the lock-stopper in position, and Figs. 3 and 4c detail views of the lock-stopper.

A designates the body, and B the neck, of my improved bottle.

The body is of any preferred construction, but the neck: is provided with certain peculiar features now to be described.

The upper portion oi' the interior of the neck converges downwardly, as at l, until about its middle point is reached, where there is located an inner annular groove 2. A second annular groove 3 is provided on the outside of the neck and in alinement With the inner groove, so that only a small partition of glass separates the two grooves, thus making the neck easily frangible at this point and adapted to break off evenly. The lower interior portion 4 of the neck may be of any form.

My improved lock-stopper is clearly shown in Figs. 3 and 4. This stopper is cylindrical and cup-shaped, consisting of an imperforate top 5 and sides having slots 6, thus providing spring-arms 7, and terminating in a baseflange 8. The stopper is preferably made of some spring metal, so that the sides will yield to pressure.

Serial No. 592,293. (No model.)

After the bottle has been filled it is quickly corked or sealed by inserting the open end of the stopper into the bottle-neck and pressing it down until the flange comes into alinement with the inner groove, whereupon the spring arms force the flange into the groove, thereby locking the stopper in position. When in this position, the stopper cannot be removed and the contents of the bottle can only be obtained by knocking the upper portion of the neck off at the point where the grooves lie. The bottle is then unfit for refilling.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new isl. In a bottle, the combination with abottle-neck having an inner groove, of a lockingstopper made from a single piece of metal having an imperforate top and slotted sides forming spring-arms which terminate in an outwardly-extending flange adapted for reception in the groove.

2. In a bottle, the combination with a bottlc-neck having an inner groove, of a metallic cup-shaped inverted locking-stopper having an imperforate top and slotted sides thereby providing sprin g-arms which have outwardlyextending flanges adapted for reception in the groove.

3. In a bottle, the combination with a bottle-neck having inner and outer grooves located in alinement and separated by the fran gible portion, and also being provided with a downwardly-conv erging inner portion leading to theinner groove, of a locking-stopper made of spring metal and being in the shape of an inverted cup, having an imperforate top and slotted walls or sides, thereby providing spring-arms, said arms terminating in outwardly-extending flanges which are adapted for reception in the inner groove.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

RICHMOND G. VAN ORMAN..

Witnesses:

JAMES A. FRANCIS, JOHN WHITE. 

